NEWS-LEDGER — APRIL 18, 2012 – The ‘Police Log’ appears weekly in the print edition of the News-Ledger. See the special offer at bottom if you’d like to subscribe & see it every week. Information for this ‘Police Log’ has come directly from original police reports and documents. The information includes citizen complaints and [...]

NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — APRIL 21, 2012 – The suspect in yesterday’s carjackings that shut down I-80 at the Yolo Causeway is dead after a shooting involving Sacramento sheriff’s deputies at an apartment complex. Following is the entire set of press releases summarizing the incident from the West Sacramento Police Department: PRESS RELEASE April 20 “On [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — APRIL 4, 2012 – Information for this ‘Police Log’ has come directly from original police reports and documents. The information includes citizen complaints and other statements that have not substantiated or proven by an investigation or a courtroom. To see the ‘Police Log’ every week, see the special offer at [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER – Sergeant Nathan Steele of the West Sacramento Police Department announced recently that the department is making new ventures into “social media” and communications. Using the “Nixie” system, citizens can sign up to receive information from police as a text message on their cell phone or by email. Citizens can also find [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — MARCH 21, 2012 – Helped by a made free-throw with 3.4 seconds left on the clock, the West Sacramento Firefighters beat the West Sacramento Police Department on the basketball court 53-52 in overtime on March 9. The contest was “back and forth,” with police hitting several shots from beyond the arc. The [...]

NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — MARCH 27, 2012 – Just after going to press with tomorrow’s News-Ledger, we learned that there’s an update to one of this week’s news stories. Last Wednesday, West Sacramento police asked for help from the public catching a man who was seen in a stolen F-150 pickup truck, and then led them [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — MARCH 21, 2012 – The West Sacramento Police Department joined about 100 agencies statewide in “Operation Shoulder Tap,” a decoy operation meant to catch adults who buy alcohol for minors. Local police visited 12 locations for the project on Friday, March 16. “Under the program, a minor under the direct supervision of [...]

We used to live behind these ponds. When they were drained and graded there were hundreds of shad in them. My understanding is that they ARE linked to the deep water channel directly and serve as an outlet to the channel when rain fall is too high. I could be wrong, but that is what the construction guys told me. I have caught bass, catfish, shad and bluegil […]